Microbiology MCQs (Quiz 18) Posted on June 11, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. Cholera is caused by ___________________ Mycobacterium tuberculosis Escherichia coli Vibrio cholerae Shigella dysenteriae 2. Edward Jenner developed a successful vaccine that protect against __________ Polio Tuberculosis Smallpox Rabies 3. _____________________ is the scientist who coined the term “cell” Koch Pasteur Leeuwenhoek Robert Hooke 4. Louis Pasteur developed a vaccine against __________________ Smallpox Tuberculosis Rabies Typhoid 5. ___________________ are specialized invaginations of the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane Mesosomes Ribosomes Nucleoids Plasmids 6. The Gram staining technique was developed by ___________________ Joseph Lister Hans Christian Gram Louis Pasteur Robert Koch 7. The reproductive structure bearing conidia is called ___________ Ascus Rhizoid Conidiophore Basidium 8. _________________________ is regarded as the Father of Modern Bacteriology Louis Pasteur Alexander Fleming Edward Jenner Robert Koch 9. Typhoid fever is caused by __________ Vibrio cholerae Staphylococcus aureus Bacillus anthracis Salmonella Typhi 10. Scientific study of bacteriophages contributed significantly to ___________ Food microbiology Molecular genetics Industrial fermentation Plant pathology Loading … Question 1 of 10